Clarifies disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients are not required to own vehicle to be exempt from municipal parking meter fees.

New Jersey's A3713 clarifies that disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients do not need to own a vehicle to qualify for free municipal parking meter fees; leasing a vehicle is now acceptable. The exemption requires the vehicle to display a valid disabled veteran or Purple Heart license plate or placard, and the veteran must be the driver or passenger. This bill removes the prior requirement that the veteran had to be the vehicle's owner, applying immediately to all municipalities statewide. The change ensures veterans can access parking benefits regardless of vehicle ownership status, as long as the vehicle displays the proper identification and they are present in the vehicle.